GEBCO global bathymetric grid

Gridded Bathymetry Data

GEBCO's gridded bathymetric data sets are global terrain models for ocean and land. The grids are available to download or access through Web Map Services.

Part of the GEBCO world map showing bathymetry from the GEBCO grid and names from the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names

Data & Products

GEBCO produces and makes available a range of bathymetric data sets and products. This includes a global bathymetric grid; gazetteer of undersea feature names, a Web Map Service and printable maps of ocean bathymetry.

3D view of the GEBCO grid for the Mariana Trench region in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Seabed 2030

Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between the Nippon Foundation and GEBCO. It aims to bring together all available bathymetric data to produce the definitive map of the world ocean floor by 2030 and make it available to all.

GEBCO Spotlight

Release of the GEBCO_2026 grid

The 2026 release of the GEBCO global bathymetric grid is now available to download as a global grid file or for user-defined areas in a number of formats.

Latest news

GEBCO grid download app

Try our new GEBCO grid download app

17 March 2026
We have recently updated our GEBCO grid download application. It still gives access to GEBCO's grids and allows download of the data in a number of formats but it now also gives access to grids at multiple resolutions.

General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

Producing free, open and complete seabed data and information for the world’s oceans.

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